How Often Do You Eat Fast food?
By bluesinjid
@bluesinjid (658)
Canada
August 3, 2009 1:53pm CST
As we all know, fast food is very unhealthy for us in the long and short terms of our life, and if my words don't convince you , then the movie 'Supersize Me' will. What I find most appalling in fast food, is the way there are so many chemicals and preservatives in the food, that most of it is not actually what they say it is. Let me give you an example.
Say you went to Mcdonalds and order a Bigmac combo. Inside that burger, there is the bun, which is made from processed wheat, and other chemicals I know nothing about. The beef in the burger is not actually beef, but lots of corn and artificial flavors, and parts of the cow you wouldn't want to eat. Then, there are the fires, which is probably more corn starch and again, artificial flavors than there is real potatoes, and your drink, lets say Coke, which is just sugar, caffeine, and some dark caramel coloring. This alone is over 1200 calories, more than half you recommended daily calories in one meal! Add to it all the fat, sugar and salt you get in the meal! I feel fast food is still as bad, but cutting trans fat is the first step along the road they have to take.
What I'm trying to say is try to eat as much wholefoods as possible, and try to eat at home as much as possible! I too am guilty in the normal days out of summer where, I eat usually 2 times a week of fast food, but try to stay a little bit more aware of whats really unhealthy to eat.
How often do you eat fast food?
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7 responses
@pergammano (7682)
• Canada
3 Aug 09
Altho I have responded to this discussion many times before...and my answer has always been the same...MAYBE ONCE EVERY YEAR! And when I do...I pay dearly, with digestion problems for days after! I truly believe that persons that eat it often become immune to the "crap" that you are being served! If I need food in a hurry, I will go into a Safeway....or other large grocery stores, where they offer a salad bar, with choices...to go! I don't know how the food has been handled or treated but I DO KNOW...you can't infuse fillers into lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, all the veggies. I always avoid ANY processed meats, like all forms of sausages, hams, processed turkey or chicken. And you know what, even my wallet enjoys NOT visiting these places! Cheers!
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@minhminh0604 (342)
• United States
3 Aug 09
I am not a fast food fan, so I do not eat it all the time.
Fast food is bad for our health, and get fat.
I eat it only twice a month.
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@sweetseoul (732)
• Philippines
7 Aug 09
I east at fastfoods almost every day...I know that the food is more fattening but that's the only way for me to get a quick meal.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
7 Aug 09
Hi bluesinjid, I consider myself lucky that I like most foods except fast foods so I never eat them. Also we only have one fast food chain up in the big town we use and none at all here. At least if I do ever go in very rarely, as my son likes to have the usual child's meal with toy, they have a huge selection of salads to choose from and healthy drinks like carrot juice. I don't think the odd chicken nuggets and rehydrated chips is going to do that much damage to an active child and at least he has the sense to realise that when I do, now and again, cook chips at home, they are actually made from real potatoes and are preferred to the fast food junk.
@marguicha (223097)
• Chile
4 Aug 09
I would say never, but never is such a big word! So I´ll say never by choice and almost never. Once in a big while (maybe once every 2 or 3 years) I accept to take my grandchildren to such places. Fortunatly they are aware that I am a very good cook so now that they are older, they prefer to ask me what they wish to eat when they come for a visit.
Two days ago, my 15 year old grandson came to start working with the new computer he made me buying parts. I offered to make him melted cheese and ham sandwichs but he prefered (and got) french toasts. Then he asked for the recipe
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For lunch or dinner I know it´s baby ribs, homemade sauce. And my veggies taste different, so they say
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Fast food, VADE RETRO!!!
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For lunch or dinner I know it´s baby ribs, homemade sauce. And my veggies taste different, so they say.
Fast food, VADE RETRO!!!
@themdno (402)
• United States
7 Aug 09
I eat it too much. Sometimes I'll eat it once a day, usually at least four or fives times a week. I think it's good, so I just don't think about it, and enjoy the food.
I know it's unhealthy though, so I'm trying to eat less fast food, and more home cooked meals. But, sometimes you just have to have that nasty fast food.
I agree about the trans fat though, is the first step towards them actually making this food a little more healthy. The other stuff, you can choose to deal with, but trans fat will actually kill you. So can the other stuff, but not as fast.
